LYNN — A brush fire broke at 3:52 p.m. Friday in the Lynn Woods Reservation. Three separate fires were reported as rapidly growing and out of control as five engines from Lynn Fire Department responded to the blaze at Emerald Drive.
Also at the scene were Department of Conservation and Recreation officials and the fire warden. Fire Chief Dan Sullivan said that strong winds blew the fire from Steel Tower to Stone Tower and that no homes were being threatened.
Due to Red Flag dry conditions and fast gusts, the fire burned an estimated 100 acres of forest. Lynn FD and DCR continued to try and keep it in control using counterburning. “It looks like it’s contained to the fire roads. Our only concern is the trees. If we have a burning tree and it falls in the middle of the night and it jumps to that area, there’s nothing we can do about that”, Sullivan said.
Earlier today, a report sent out by the DCR said that tonight would be the worst for fire conditions, with someone from the department saying they “haven’t seen a fire move that fast in 13 years.”
State police and arson investigators will look tomorrow to see if there was any wrongdoing that caused the brush fire. For now, Sullivan said the fire department will stay at the scene until the fire dies down during the night.
When temperatures begin to rise between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., there are expected to be flare-ups. Sullivan noted that they aren’t worried about any flare-ups in the center, but it could be a problem if it spreads to other areas.
